Summer's here

Since it's too hot in Texas right now to get out and take many pictures and all the migrating birds have gone north for the summer, I'm spending my time going through my photos from last spring. Had a great time in Galveston during April - prime time to see shorebirds and other migrating birds of all kinds at High Island and all over Galveston as they stop off before heading north. Here's are some photos from around that time...You can see more photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenbrennanphotography/

The Canon 7D and 400mm 5.6 lens are turning out to be a great combo for bird photography. I decided to go with these a couple years ago after attending Featherfest in Galveston and talking to some bird photography experts. Next time I'll talk about techniques to get down low at the birds eye level - it helps to get a better point of view especially for the little shorebirds like you see here.